Finishing the year inside the Top 20 and making ATP World Tour history is looking more like a distinct possibility for #NextGen star Alexander Zverev. The 19-year-old German reached the third round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Tuesday, coming back to beat eighth seed Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and 54 minutes. Zverev struck seven aces and was particularly effective when approaching the Croatian, winning 10 of 12 net points. Last month, Zverev became the first teenager to win an ATP World Tour title since 19-year-old Cilic won New Haven in 2008. The Hamburg native is trying to become the first teenager to finish the year inside the Top 20 of the Emirates ATP Rankings since...
Watch highlights as Sascha Zverev, Kyle Edmund and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga notch first-round wins on Monday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Sascha Zverev is very pleased with his day's work after beating John Isner in the first round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Monday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
A trio of Next Generation stars showed they're ready compete now on Monday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, the season's penultimate ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. Nineteen-year-old Alexander Zverev, 21-year-old Kyle Edmund and 18-year-old Taylor Fritz all enjoyed winning debuts during Day Two at the Qizhong Tennis Center. Zverev broke John Isner four times to dismiss the American 6-4, 6-2 in 69 minutes. The young German beat the 31 year old at his own game during their first meeting. Zverev almost doubled Isner's ace tally – nine to five – and won a higher percentage of first-serve points than the 6'10” Isner – 77 to 71. At 4-4 in the first set, Isner was serving when Zverev pushed him...